Bank of America agrees to hand over Merrill Lynch deal documents to NY attorney generalOctober 12th, 2009 Bank of America to give up Merrill deal documentsSAN FRANCISCO — After months of resistance, Bank of America Corp. is handing over documents related to its purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co.
California AG Jerry Brown to investigate ACORN after Schwarzenegger's requestOctober 1st, 2009 California attorney general launches ACORN probeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Attorney General Jerry Brown says he is investigating the community organizing group ACORN in response to a request from Gov.
Measure to allow states to jam cell phones in prison gets support from 20 governorsSeptember 10th, 2009 20 governors back prison cell phone jamming billANNAPOLIS, Md. — Twenty governors have signed a letter to support legislation in Congress to allow states to jam contraband cell phones in prisons.
Colombia Attorney General: Retired army general detained in probe of 2001 massacreSeptember 10th, 2009 Retired gen. detained in Colombia massacre probeBOGOTA — Authorities say they have detained a retired army general as part of an investigation into the 2001 massacre of at least 26 people in southwestern Colombia.
Attorney General investigating whether Conn. taxpayers involved with offshore accountsAugust 28th, 2009 Conn. to investigate possible tax evadersHARTFORD, Conn. — Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says he's investigating whether any Connecticut residents are illegally evading taxes through offshore accounts.
SC gov defends 1st-class flights, personal state plane trips as lawmakers call for probeAugust 11th, 2009 SC gov defends 1st-class fights, state plane useCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov.
AP Interview: Former AG Gonzalez says criminal probe of CIA interrogations could be dangerousAugust 11th, 2009 Gonzales discourages possible CIA criminal probeLUBBOCK, Texas — Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says a criminal investigation into whether CIA interrogations after 9/11 crossed legal lines could have a chilling effect on U.S.
Former US Senator Mike DeWine of Ohio says he will run for state attorney generalJuly 22nd, 2009 DeWine says he's running for Ohio attorney generalXENIA, Ohio — Former U.S. Senator Mike DeWine says he plans to run for Ohio attorney general.
Correction: Governors Convention storyJuly 20th, 2009 Correction: Governors Convention storyJACKSON, Miss. — In a July 18 story on a discussion by the nation's governors on federal stimulus funds, The Associated Press misstated when most of the stimulus money disappears.
SC's top prosecutor says governor should keep his word and publicly release travel recordsJuly 2nd, 2009 SC AG: Sanford should publicly release travel docsCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's top prosecutor is calling on Gov.
Palin nominates former key State Dept. official to be Alaska's attorney generalJune 16th, 2009 Palin nominates Sullivan to key Alaska postSOLDOTNA, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has nominated former U.S.
Former Alaska attorney general, figure in Troopergate case, wins election as borough mayorJune 10th, 2009 Ex-Alaska atty gen wins mayoral electionANCHORAGE, Alaska — A former Alaska attorney general who represented state workers in the Troopergate investigation has been elected mayor of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Talis Colberg received 63 percent of the vote Tuesday, easily beating six other candidates in the community north of Anchorage.
Democratic Governors Association chairman backs McAuliffe in Virginia primaryJune 4th, 2009 DGA chairman backs McAuliffe in Va. Dem. primaryNEW YORK — Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe has picked up a key endorsement just days before the state's June 9 primary.
Major shake-up of governors in offingMay 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be expected to fill up several vacancies of governors, whose terms come to an end in a few weeks, after he is sworn in Friday for the second consecutive term. Among the governors whose tenures at various Raj Bhavans are coming to end include Nawal Kishore Sharma (Gujarat), S.S.
Criminals in Gaza must be put on trial: Iranian diplomatJanuary 24th, 2009 UNITED NATIONS - Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations Mohammad Khazaei has said that those who have committed recent crimes in Gaza must be put on trial, IRNA reported Sunday. In a speech here in New York Saturday, Khazaei said the 'Zionist regime crimes against defenceless people of Gaza are war crimes'.